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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darko El Kharraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucas Gusano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darko El Kharraz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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168 lbs
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165 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Darko El Kharraz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Lucas Gusano!
The judges for this bout are Dmitry Maklakov, Ivan Kurochkin and Aleksei Zolotukhin.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gusano connects with a body shot that sends El Kharraz's belly button to the back.
El Kharraz avoids the head kick by Gusano.
Gusano misses the shot to the body.
That kick from El Kharraz tenderised Gusano's leg. Gusano is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lucas Gusano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusano.
El Kharraz has taken the fight to the clinch.
El Kharraz lands a good knee to the midsection. Gusano won't want to take too many of those.
Gusano tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gusano breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz checks a leg kick.
El Kharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusano.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
El Kharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up
and Gusano counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz moves in looking to clinch but Gusano pushes him off.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Gusano is defending against the submission attempts here by El Kharraz.
Gusano wants to get back to his feet.
El Kharraz wants to pass to mount but Gusano is defending the position.
Gusano wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gusano has one foot on El Kharraz's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
A clash of legs there as El Kharraz blocks the low kick.
Gusano avoids the head kick by El Kharraz.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusano looks to score with a jab to the body but El Kharraz is just out of range.
El Kharraz takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
It looks like Darko El Kharraz has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Kharraz fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gusano circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Kharraz avoids a kick to the body.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gusano.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick misses from Gusano.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
El Kharraz thows a body kick. Gusano tries to catch it but that hurt him.
El Kharraz fails in his attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz moves forwards but Gusano connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Gusano misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from El Kharraz.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up with Gusano, looking for a takedown. El Kharraz pushes Gusano against the cage but Gusano circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Gusano throws a sloppy head kick and El Kharraz moves out of range easily.
Crunch! El Kharraz slams his shin into Gusano's torso.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gusano throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Gusano.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Gusano lands a jab to El Kharraz's midsection.
Gusano stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gusano throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch but Gusano is avoiding it.
El Kharraz wants to clinch up but Gusano keeps it at a distance.
A slapping leg kick lands for Gusano.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gusano goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gusano dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
El Kharraz moves in looking to clinch but Gusano pushes him off.
Lucas Gusano seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gusano lands with a kick to the ribs.
El Kharraz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Gusano.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Gusano circles away and keeps his distance.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gusano lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
A clash of legs there as El Kharraz blocks the low kick.
El Kharraz misses the shot to the body.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gusano circles away from the clinch attempt.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano is having none of it.
Gusano throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gusano displaying some good clinch control by pressing El Kharraz up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
El Kharraz tries to stall but Gusano uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Gusano lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Stalling in the clinch from Gusano.
Gusano manages to break the clinch.
El Kharraz fails to land the takedown.
Gusano stuffs the takedown.
El Kharraz checks a leg kick nicely.
Gusano lands a slapping body shot.
Gusano is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down El Kharraz rather than just go for the knockout.
El Kharraz wants to clinch.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Darko El Kharraz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
El Kharraz uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Gusano.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from El Kharraz.
El Kharraz slips under a jab from Gusano.
Gusano misses the jab.
El Kharraz blocks a head kick by Gusano.
Gusano dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gusano misses with a left hand
and El Kharraz counters with a head kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
El Kharraz blocks a head kick by Gusano.
El Kharraz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
Gusano swats away the attempt to clinch by El Kharraz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gusano thows a body shot but no joy.
El Kharraz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Gusano checks it well.
El Kharraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz ducks under a wild hook from Gusano.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Gusano.
El Kharraz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
A big right from Gusano misses.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up but Gusano circles away and keeps his distance.
El Kharraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Gusano throws a big shot that misses.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gusano paws at him with a jab and circles away.
El Kharraz throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gusano throws a lazy right hand but El Kharraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gusano misses with a looping left.
Gusano looks to throw the jab but El Kharraz is out of range.
El Kharraz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gusano manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
El Kharraz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
El Kharraz will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Gusano makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gusano looks to throw the jab but El Kharraz is out of range.
Gusano tries a head kick but it misses.
Gusano throws out a powerful jab.
Gusano scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
El Kharraz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Gusano tries to avoid it but El Kharraz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Gusano to the ground. Gusano escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gusano loads up on a big right hand but El Kharraz slips the punch.
A jab lands there for Gusano.
Gusano throws a hook to the side of El Kharraz's head but El Kharraz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Gusano swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucas Gusano showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Darko El Kharraz's cut.
That's time! El Kharraz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Gusano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but El Kharraz manages to avoid it.
El Kharraz slips a straight right by Gusano.
El Kharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gusano circles away.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gusano keeps the fight on the outside.
El Kharraz shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gusano takes a swing at El Kharraz's ribcage but misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - El Kharraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
El Kharraz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Gusano circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gusano. El Kharraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
El Kharraz is looking to clinch.
El Kharraz throws a head kick that misses.
Gusano avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
El Kharraz moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gusano swings and misses with a hook to the body.
El Kharraz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gusano swats him away and circles back towards the center.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano is having none of it.
El Kharraz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A shot to the liver by Gusano. Beautiful body shot.
Gusano misses with a low kick.
El Kharraz tries to clinch but Gusano moves out of range.
Gusano fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gusano ducks down and throws a hook to the body but El Kharraz moves away.
A swing and a miss from Gusano.
Gusano throws an overhand right that lands on El Kharraz's shoulder, as El Kharraz tries to avoid the shot.
Gusano lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
El Kharraz is rocked!
Darko El Kharraz's cut is getting worse.
Gusano weaves into range and cracks El Kharraz right on the temple with a beautiful overhand right! El Kharraz goes down! He's out cold! Wow, what a beautiful knockout! Gusano is strutting round the canvas like a movie star as the camera bulbs flash frantically.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Lucas Gusano!
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